Red Wings manage just one late run in loss at Syracuse

The Rochester Red Wings managed just one late run in a 3-1 loss to the Syracuse Mets on Wednesday night at NBT Bank Stadium.

The series is now tied at a game apiece, with Rochester dropping to 17-18 and Syracuse improving to 19-15. Syracuse starter Jack Wenninger pitched six scoreless innings and the Mets scored three runs early.

Syracuse took the lead in the first inning when Ryan Clifford hit a solo homer. The Mets added another run in the second inning on Hayden Senger’s RBI double and pushed it to 3-0 in the third when Nick Morabito scored on Christian Arroyo’s RBI single.

Rochester Red Wings offensive highlights

Rochester’s best early scoring opportunity came in the fifth, when Robert Hassell III singled, Trey Lipscomb bunted him to second and the Red Wings loaded the bases on a walk and a hit batter before a groundout ended the inning.

The Red Wings finally scored in the eighth when Christian Franklin was hit by a pitch, Harry Ford singled and Dylan Crews hit an RBI double to center. However, a strikeout ended the rally and Rochester went down in order in the ninth.

Rochester finished with one run on five hits, stranded nine runners and went 1-for-8 with runners in scoring position. Hassell III led the lineup with two singles. Crews drove in the lone run with his RBI double in the eighth, accounting for the Red Wings’ only extra-base hit.

Ford reached base twice on a single and a walk out of the No. 2 spot, while Lipscomb added a single and a sacrifice bunt. Franklin scored Rochester’s only run after being hit by a pitch to open the eighth.